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Ubuntu has released its latest version named Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Xapus on April 2017. It now includes Linux kernel 4.10 and systemd-relsoved being the new default DNS resolver. This post presents the guide to install Ubuntu in a fresh system.

After booting the system with Ubuntu operating system which can be downloaded here, the first step is to choose the language.

Click on Install Ubuntu Server to start the installation

The installation process will use the language that is selected in the next step.

Choose the location where the server located

The system itself can detect the keyboard layout based on your location, but you can select no to congigure it manually.

Now, choose the origin for the keyboard layout from the list given

Select the keyboard layout

Installer will configure the components selected

Type in a name for the new ubuntu server

Type in full name of the user

Type a unique username for the user

Create a password for the user

Re-type the password again

This shows that a weak password is set. Since, this is just for testing purpose, I will neglect that by clicking NO

Few more component being configured

Installer automatically detects the time zone. Click YES if its right or NO to set other time zone manually.

For Disk partitioning you can manually partition based on your needs or can choose Guided – use entire disk and set up LVM

Select the disk for the partition to be performed

Click yes to set the changes for the partition

The base system is being installed in this phase

HTTP proxy information is being asked. Leave blank if none is used

The apt is being configured

Choose between the three options for server updates requirement

Select additional software to be installed with this installation

Selected software are being installed

Finalizing the installation

Select YES to install the boot loader to the master boot record. and when the installation is complete, click continue to reboot the system.

The GRUB boot loader can be seen with Ubuntu (Operating System) and Advanced option for Ubuntu (used for repair and troubleshooting OS).

The reboot is in process

After the reboot, login to the operating system

After login, a default message appears giving information about the OS.

Lastly, Ubuntu Server 17.04 is successfully installed in a new machine. Hope this will be be helpful to you all

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To install GD support for PHP in Ubuntu,

Run the following command to install GD:

sudo apt-get install php5-gd

Restart your Apache web server.

You can check to see if the GD library is enabled by creating a simple phpinfo page on your web server.

Create a new file called

phpinfo.php

Open this file in Notepad, or your preferred WYSIWYG editor such as Dreamweaver.

Ubuntu includes its own firewall, known as ufw – short for “uncomplicated firewall.” Ufw is an easier-to-use frontend for the standard Linux iptables commands. You can even control ufw from a graphical interface. I will be done via terminal.